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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - ICAGEN INC | dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2010
Icagen, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34217 | 56-1785001 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 4222 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 350 Durham, North Carolina |
27703 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 941-5206
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 15, 2010, Icagen, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing positive results in its Phase IIa epilepsy study of ICA-105665, the Company’s novel orally available small molecule KCNQ potassium channel agonist. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
See Exhibit Index attached hereto.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ICAGEN, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: March 15, 2010 |
By: | /s/ P. Kay Wagoner | ||||||
| P. Kay Wagoner, Ph.D. | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release entitled “Icagen Reports Positive Results for ICA-105665 in Patients with Photosensitive Epilepsy” issued by the Company on March 15, 2010 | |